After hearing what Mr. Weasley said, everyone who had packed up their things rushed out of the tent immediately.
The parade that was originally celebrating the victory was gone, panicked screams were heard everywhere, and the entire camp was in chaos.
The sky was even darker, as if all the stars were shrouded in a huge black fog. The atmosphere was terribly depressing.
In the distance, a group of people were scrambling to escape towards the woods, while behind them, another group of hooded people were moving slowly.
Everyone was wearing a hood and their faces were covered by masks, so it was impossible to recognize who they were. The only thing that was certain was that they were not good people.
What kind of good person would go out in the middle of the night with a mask on and burn tents...Anything that blocks their way, no matter what it is, will be destroyed.
"You, hurry into the woods!" Mr. Weasley shouted, "Bill, keep an eye on them, don't get separated..."
Before he could finish his words, he turned around and saw Bill, Charlie and Percy running towards the oncoming parade.
Mr. Weasley hurried after him, saying without turning his head:
"You guys hurry to the woods. The place has been searched by Aurors. It's very safe... Remember, don't get separated!"
Several people nodded and immediately ran into the woods.
When they entered the woods and looked back, they found that the parade was even larger.
Now not only those mysterious hooded wizards, but also many people who came to watch the game joined in.
Those people were all foreign wizards, so they didn't pay any attention to the warnings from the Ministry of Magic staff. They didn't even cover their faces and vented their malice so blatantly and wantonly.
Moreover, there were too many of them, and the number of people the Ministry of Magic sent to support them was not enough.
Soon, the original parade turned into a full-blown riot. Many people took the opportunity to sneak into the empty tents and loot everything inside, or simply move the tents away.
"No, we have to go help Dad!" Fred and George looked at the growing number of rioters and felt extremely anxious. They wanted to go over there immediately.
"No!" Ginny grabbed them and said, "They are all adult wizards. It won't help if you go there. Instead, you will cause more trouble!"
"Who said that!" Fred struggled to break free from her hand. "Even if we are not strong enough, we still have dung balls and itching powder."
George tried to pry Ginny's hands apart. "Trust us, sometimes these things are more effective than magic!"
"Oh, there you are!"
Just as they were arguing, a man suddenly staggered over from a distance.
Kyle and Cedric immediately drew their wands and pointed them at him.
"It's me. Arthur asked me to take care of you."
The man came out of the woods. He was wearing a tweed suit and galoshes.
"Are you the staff member of the Ministry of Magic who is in charge of registration?" Cedric frowned and asked, "I think your name is Basil?"
He remembered the clothes.
They had seen it when they first arrived here via the portkey.
"Yes, it's me." The man said, "I met Arthur, and he told me that those people were targeting Harry Potter, so he asked me to take care of you."
"What, they're targeting me?" Harry said in disbelief.
This is ridiculous. He just watched a Quidditch match and didn't do anything else. Why did that person look for him? This is unreasonable.
"They are all Death Eaters. They are here to avenge the Dark Lord." The man walked over quickly and stretched out his hand. "The Aurors are looking for you now. Come with me. I will take you to find Scrimgeour."
When he heard the Dark Lord, Harry immediately thought of the face on the back of Quirrell's head in his first year, and subconsciously took two steps forward.
But the next second...
"Fainted!"
"Avada..."
With a bang, the man was knocked away more than ten feet by a beam of bright light and lay motionless on the ground. The green light that had just lit up at the tip of his wand also dissipated.
It happened so fast that no one has reacted yet.
"What happened..." Harry took two steps back in shock.
"Obviously, someone wants to kill you." Kyle put away his wand and looked around vigilantly.
"But isn't he a staff member of the Ministry of Magic?" Harry asked puzzled.
"It should be said that he was before," Kyle said, "Polyjuice Potion, Imperius Curse... It's just borrowing his identity. It's too simple."
"How do you know he has a problem?" Cedric stepped forward and picked up the wand that fell on the ground.
"It's simple," Kyle said, "If those people's target was really Harry, Mr. Weasley would definitely come here in person, instead of entrusting it to a Ministry of Magic employee who we have only met once.
He's not even an Auror... It doesn't make sense to have a regular staff member protecting the most dangerous target."
Cedric opened his mouth but said nothing, and neither did the others... Obviously, none of them had expected this.
"Thank you..." Harry said with lingering fear, "You saved my life."
"Don't talk about this." Kyle shook his head. "The most urgent thing now is to leave here quickly..."
Before he could finish his words, a dazzling green light suddenly flashed, illuminating half of the camp.
They were very familiar with this green light. It was the killing curse that almost killed Harry just now...
However, this time the killing curse was not directed at them, but appeared in the direction of the camp.
Everyone immediately turned to look.
The rioting team was silent for a moment...then, the entire camp exploded in an instant like a lit powder keg.
The cries and screams were several times louder than before, and all kinds of magic flew around uncontrollably...
Even in the woods, they could faintly hear roars of anger or fear.
"…Damn Ministry of Magic, how dare you use the Killing Curse!"
The rioting team was in complete chaos. Some wanted to run away, while others lost their minds and began to attack indiscriminately. Magic spells of various colors almost illuminated the entire camp! Fred and George wanted to run over again, but this time not only Ginny, but Cedric and Qiu also stepped forward and grabbed their arms.
Kyle looked at the colorful camp and felt that something was wrong.
First the Ministry staff tried to assassinate Harry, and then used the Killing Curse on the rioting crowd... This is so weird.
There is no doubt that it is impossible for people from the Ministry of Magic to assassinate Harry, nor is it possible for them to use the Killing Curse on their own initiative.
But they did it, twice in a row.
"This was done on purpose, to frame the Ministry of Magic!" Kyle immediately thought of a possibility.
Obviously, someone wanted to intensify the conflict... No matter who that person was, judging from the current situation, he succeeded!
"boom!"
A spell came flying from the direction of the camp, blasting a large crater in the ground not far from them.
Gravel and dirt splashed all over everyone.
"Are the Death Eaters preparing to attack the Ministry of Magic?" Kyle's heart was pounding.
If it was just a case of causing trouble, the Ministry of Magic might have let it go in the end because of the large number of people involved, but now that the Killing Curse has been cast, even Fudge would not let it go.
A killing curse appeared in a place with 100,000 wizards. If there is no explanation, his job as a minister will be over.
"Boom!" Another spell.
Without time to think, Kyle immediately drew out his wand and took the box out of the deformed lizard skin bag, pressed his fingers on the lock and opened it.
"You all, come in!"
"What?" Ron looked at the small box opening. "Kyle, are you kidding me? How can we fit into such a small box..."
“Don’t waste time!”
Kyle didn't have time to explain to them. He just stepped forward and grabbed Ron's shoulders, and pulled hard...
Ron staggered and fell forward uncontrollably, landing squarely on the open box.
"you……"
The next second, Ron disappeared.
There was a clanking sound from the boxes, and Ron groaned as if he had bumped into something.
"Hurry up, next one!" Kyle shouted.
Hermione was the first to react.
She remembered that before the holiday, Kyle took out the Devil's Snare from this box and trapped Professor Lupin, who had turned into a werewolf... He also said at that time that the space in the box was a little bigger than it looked.
But Hermione never expected that the so-called bigger size could actually accommodate a person.
(End of this chapter)